It’s rare that I say that I’m happy I didn’t read a blog entry by So-Called “Austin Mayor” - in this case his take on the DuPage County Board’s “Strategic Plan” - by not reading it (until recently) we’ve gotten two critical, independent takes on the same topic - and I think both worth reading (forgive me my lack of modesty - my take is here). So-Called “Austin Mayor” does a better job than I do of detailing the plan, such as it is, and it’s a great piece by him. However, I do have a minor correction to his blog entry.
So-Called “Austin Mayor” writes:
“Yes friends, it took $77K and a year of public meeting and interviews with elected officials to figure out that the County Board needs to ‘respond to changes in the county’s economy and demographics.’ Is Todd Stroger paying these clowns to improve his image? I thank God that the NIU staff [who were paid to help develop and write the study] didn’t show up with a bag of magic beans.”
Actually, that’s not accurate. They did show up with a bag of magic beans - but luckily for DuPage taxpayers the county board lacked the necessary payment of a cow to purchase the beans (see the story). Lost opportunity!
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